# Swimming at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games

The swimming competition at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games was held at the Aquatic Complex in Barranquilla, Colombia from 20 to 25 July. Open water swimming events were held on 28 and 29 July at Puerto Velero.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50m freestyle | Renzo Tjon-A-Joe Suriname | 22.18 GR, NR | Dylan Carter Trinidad and Tobago | 22.39 | Alberto Mestre Venezuela | 22.47 |
| 100m freestyle | Dylan Carter Trinidad and Tobago | 48.95 GR | Mikel Schreuders Aruba | 49.17 NR | Jorge Iga Mexico | 49.28 |
| 200m freestyle | Jorge Iga Mexico | 1:47.19 GR, NR | Long Gutiérrez Mexico | 1:48.09 | Mikel Schreuders Aruba | 1:48.63 NR |
| 400m freestyle | Marcelo Acosta El Salvador | 3:50.61 GR | Ricardo Vargas Mexico | 3:51.52 NR | Rafael Dávila Venezuela | 3:51.90 |
| 1500m freestyle | Ricardo Vargas Mexico | 15:18.33 GR | Marcelo Acosta El Salvador | 15:31.36 | Rafael Dávila Venezuela | 15:37.10 |
| 50m backstroke | Dylan Carter Trinidad and Tobago | 24.83 GR, NR | Robinson Molina Venezuela | 25.25 | David McLeod Trinidad and Tobago | 25.55 |
| 100m backstroke | Omar Pinzón Colombia | 54.88 GR, =NR | Armando Barrera Cuba | 55.48 | Robinson Molina Venezuela | 55.88 |
| 200m backstroke | Andy Song Mexico | 1:59.95 GR, NR | Armando Barrera Cuba | 2:01.61 | Omar Pinzón Colombia | 2:01.91 |
| 50m breaststroke | Édgar Crespo Panama | 27.56 GR | Mauro Castillo Mexico | 27.92 | Carlos Mahecha Colombia | 27.93 |
| 100m breaststroke | Jorge Murillo Colombia | 1:00.37 GR | Mauro Castillo Mexico | 1:00.77 | Miguel de Lara Mexico | 1:00.91 |
| 200m breaststroke | Miguel de Lara Mexico | 2:11.77 GR, NR | Mauro Castillo Mexico | 2:12.31 | Carlos Claverie Venezuela | 2:12.79 |
| 50m butterfly | Dylan Carter Trinidad and Tobago | 23.11 GR, NR | Luis Martínez Guatemala | 23.26 | Joshua Romany Trinidad and Tobago | 24.05 |
| 100m butterfly | Luis Martínez Guatemala | 52.20 GR | Long Gutiérrez Mexico | 52.83 | Esnaider Reales Colombia | 52.95 NR |
| 200m butterfly | Jonathan Gómez Colombia | 1:57.03 GR | Héctor Ruvalcaba Mexico | 1:59.13 | Luis Vega Torres Cuba | 1:59.23 |
| 200m individual medley | Jarod Arroyo Puerto Rico | 2:02.37 NR | Carlos Claverie Venezuela | 2:03.06 | Héctor Ruvalcaba Mexico | 2:03.48 |
| 400m individual medley | Ricardo Vargas Mexico | 4:19.98 GR, NR | Jarod Arroyo Puerto Rico | 4:21.10 | Luis Vega Cuba | 4:25.49 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Mexico Daniel Ramírez (49.79) Horus Briseño (50.16) Jorge Iga (49.23) Long Gutiérrez (49.42) Daniel Torres Mateo González | 3:18.60 GR, NR | Venezuela Jesús López (50.07) Robinson Molina (50.46) Bryan Chávez (50.60) Alberto Mestre (49.30) | 3:20.43 | Trinidad and Tobago Dylan Carter (48.79) GR Jabari Baptiste (51.74) David McLeod (51.44) Joshua Romany (50.86) | 3:22.83 NR |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | Venezuela Rafael Dávila (1:49.37) Andy Arteta (1:51.95) Bryan Chávez (1:51.40) Marcos Lavado (1:51.46) | 7:24.18 GR | Mexico Long Gutiérrez (1:55.11) Ricardo Vargas (1:51.51) José Martínez (1:50.41) Jorge Iga (1:49.91) | 7:26.94 | Puerto Rico Christian Bayo (1:51.22) Jarod Arroyo (1:51.67) Andres Solivan (1:52.58) Yeziel Morales (1:51.82) | 7:27.29 NR |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | Mexico Andy Song (56.46) Mauro Castillo (1:01.07) Long Gutiérrez (53.74) Jorge Iga (49.14) Miguel de Lara Mateo González | 3:40.41 GR, NR | Colombia Omar Pinzón (55.87) Carlos Mahecha (1:01.32) Esnaider Reales (53.15) Cardenio Fernández (50.32) | 3:40.66 NR | Venezuela Robinson Molina (56.21) Carlos Claverie (1:01.03) Marcos Lavado (54.29) Alberto Mestre (49.14) Juan Sequera Bryan Chávez | 3:40.67 |
| 10 km open water | Wilder Carreño Venezuela | 1:59:21.0 | Diego Vera Venezuela | 1:59:24.0 | Alfredo Villa Mexico | 2:00:28.0 |
$^a$ Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50m freestyle | Isabella Arcila Colombia | 25.11 GR, NR | Liliana Ibáñez Mexico | 25.15 NR | Alia Atkinson Jamaica | 25.47 NR |
| 100m freestyle | Isabella Arcila Colombia | 55.21 NR | Joanna Evans Bahamas | 55.29 | Liliana Ibáñez Mexico | 55.39 NR |
| 200m freestyle | Joanna Evans Bahamas | 1:58.03 GR, NR | Elisbet Gámez Cuba | 1:58.55 | Liliana Ibáñez Mexico | 2:01.36 |
| 400m freestyle | Joanna Evans Bahamas | 4:11.15 GR | Allyson Macías Mexico | 4:14.74 | Helena Moreno Costa Rica | 4:15.51 |
| 800m freestyle | Joanna Evans Bahamas | 8:44.53 | Allyson Macías Mexico | 8:45.92 | Helena Moreno Costa Rica | 8:48.11 |
| 50m backstroke | Isabella Arcila Colombia | 28.11 GR NR | Fernanda González Mexico | 28.57 NR | Mathilde Jean Guadeloupe | 28.60 |
| 100m backstroke | Isabella Arcila Colombia | 1:01.30 GR | Fernanda González Mexico | 1:01.34 | Krystal Lara Dominican Republic | 1:01.39 |
| 200m backstroke | Kristen Romano Puerto Rico | 2:13.70 NR | Krystal Lara Dominican Republic | 2:13.82 NR | Brenda Díaz Mexico | 2:17.40 |
| 50m breaststroke | Alia Atkinson Jamaica | 30.19 GR | Melissa Rodríguez Mexico | 31.20 NR | Mercedes Toledo Venezuela | 31.99 |
| 100m breaststroke | Alia Atkinson Jamaica | 1:06.83 GR | Melissa Rodríguez Mexico | 1:07.80 NR | Esther González Mexico | 1:10.60 |
| 200m breaststroke | Melissa Rodríguez Mexico | 2:25.60 GR, NR | Esther González Mexico | 2:29.72 | Margaret Higgs Bahamas | 2:30.83 NR |
| 50m butterfly | Alia Atkinson Jamaica | 26.60 | Jeserik Pinto Venezuela | 26.76 | Liliana Ibáñez Mexico | 27.08 |
| 100m butterfly | Miriam Guevara Mexico | 59.31 GR, NR | Isabella Páez Venezuela | 1:00.04 | Alia Atkinson Jamaica | 1:00.13 |
| 200m butterfly | Isabella Páez Venezuela | 2:11.26 | Diana Luna Mexico | 2:11.84 | María Mata Mexico | 2:12.25 |
| 200m individual medley | Monika González Mexico | 2:16.27 GR | Esther González Mexico | 2:16.69 | Kristen Romano Puerto Rico | 2:17.01 |
| 400m individual medley | Kristen Romano Puerto Rico | 4:46.31 GR | Joanna Evans Bahamas | 4:50.38 NR | Monika González Mexico | 4:52.13 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Mexico Monika González (57.23) Fernanda González (57.49) Tayde Revilak (57.40) Liliana Ibáñez (54.95) | 3:47.07 GR, NR | Colombia Sirena Rowe (57.11) Karen Durango (58.14) Daniela Gutiérrez (57.64) Isabella Arcila (55.00) | 3:47.89 | Venezuela Carla González (57.31) Andrea Garrido (58.84) Andrea Santander (57.14) Jeserik Pinto (56.13) | 3:49.42 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | Mexico Monika González (2:03.38) Allyson Macias (2:02.75) María Mata (2:03.10) Liliana Ibáñez (2:03.07) | 8:12.30 GR | Colombia María Álvarez (2:03.94) María Román (2:06.84) Daniela Gutiérrez (2:06.93) Karen Durango (2:04.01) | 8:21.72 | Cuba Lorena González (2:04.53) Mayte González (2:06.90) Andrea Becali (2:10.89) Elisbet Gámez(1:59.76) | 8:22.08 NR |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | Mexico Fernanda González (1:01.88) Melissa Rodríguez (1:08.88) Miriam Guevara (1:00.57) Liliana Ibáñez (57.66) | 4:08.99 GR | Venezuela Carla González (1:04.40) Mercedes Toledo (1:10.38) Isabella Páez (1:00.13) Jeserik Pinto (56.85) | 4:11.76 | Colombia Isabella Arcila (1:01.51) Salomé Cataño (1:14.73) Valentina Becerra (1:00.40) Sirena Rowe (57.09) | 4:13.73 |
| 10 km open water | María Mata Mexico | 2:08:41.0 | María Sandoval Mexico | 2:09:00.1 | Ruthseli Aponte Venezuela | 2:09:03.9 |

### Mixed events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Mexico Jorge Iga (49.53) Liliana Ibáñez (54.81) Monika González (57.55) Long Gutiérrez (49.77) Daniel Ramírez Tayde Revilak | 3:31.66 GR, NR | Colombia Cardenio Fernández (50.66) Isabella Arcila (55.29) Sirena Rowe (56.83) Esnaider Reales (51.10) David Arias Daniela Gutiérrez | 3:33.88 NR | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Mexico Jorge Iga (49.53) Liliana Ibáñez (54.81) Monika González (57.55) Long Gutiérrez (49.77) Daniel Ramírez Tayde Revilak | 3:31.66 GR, NR | Venezuela Bryan Chávez (50.32) Andrea Santander (57.72) Jeserik Pinto (56.22) Alberto Mestre (49.62) Carla González | 3:33.88 NR | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | Mexico Fernanda González (1:02.07) Mauro Castillo (59.90) Long Gutiérrez (52.88) Liliana Ibáñez (54.76) Andy Song Miriam Guevara | 3:49.61 GR, NR | Colombia Omar Pinzón (55.30) Jorge Murillo (59.97) Valentina Becerra (1:00.76) Isabella Arcila (54.37) Sirena Rowe | 3:50.40 NR | Venezuela Robinson Molina (56.90) Carlos Claverie (1:00.92) Isabella Paez (59.75) Jeserik Pinto (56.01) Carla González | 3:53.58 NR |
$^b$ Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

## Medal table

* Host nation (Colombia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Mexico (MEX) | 16 | 19 | 11 | 46 |
| 2 | Colombia (COL)* | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 3 | Venezuela (VEN) | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | Bahamas (BAH) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Jamaica (JAM) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | El Salvador (ESA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Guatemala (GUA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Panama (PAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Suriname (SUR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Aruba (ARU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Guadeloupe (GLP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | Totals (16 entries) | 42 | 43 | 41 | 126 |